Q 01/05

The fifth series of Peaky Blinders opens on 29 October 1929, a date better known as what?

A) Black Monday

B) Black Tuesday

C) Black Thursday

D) Black Friday

Answer · why

B) Black Tuesday

Black Tuesday's Wall Street crash hits while Michael is running the family's American business, and he has to bring the bad news home to Birmingham.

Q 02/05

Which actor portrays the character of Thomas Shelby?

A) Tom Hardy

B) Sam Neill

C) Paul Anderson

D) Cillian Murphy

Answer · why

D) Cillian Murphy

Cillian Murphy plays Tommy Shelby in all six series and returns in the 2026 film The Immortal Man, which he also produces.

Q 03/05

Which larger gang, led by a former Peaky Blinder, overtook the real Peaky Blinders around 1920?

A) Sabini gang

B) Elephant and Castle Mob

C) Cheapside Sloggers

D) Birmingham Boys

Answer · why

D) Birmingham Boys

Once the Blinders faded, the London-based Sabinis in turn moved in on the Birmingham Boys and dominated central England's underworld in the 1930s.

Q 04/05

The second series ends on Derby Day, 31 May 1922, with a climax at which racecourse?

A) Cheltenham

B) Ascot

C) Epsom

D) Worcester

Answer · why

C) Epsom

It is a step up from series 1, which closed with the Shelbys seizing pitches at the far humbler Worcester Races.

Q 05/05

In Peaky Blinders, which pub do the Shelby family own and run their betting business from?

A) The Garrison

B) The Golden Lion

C) The King's Head

D) The Red Hand

Answer · why

A) The Garrison

The Garrison's landlord Harry Fenton runs it in series 1 before the family take over; the pub is later blown up and rebuilt.